THIS IS A GREAT WASHINGTON DC AREA ESTATE ATTIC OFFERING FOR A SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT / SURVEYING / ENGINEERING / METEOROLOGY COLLECTION. IT’S AN ANTIQUE 1800s ABERCROMBIE & FITCH – SHORT & MASON TYCOS BRASS SURVEYING / ENGINEERING COMPENSATED POCKET BAROMETER & COMPASS SET. THE INSTRUMENTS COME IN THE CORRECT ORIGINAL FOLDING LINED FIELD CASE WITH CENTER THERMOMETER. THE CASE IS DARK BLUE LEATHER WITH A SILK INNER LINER – SEE PHOTOS. THE INSTRUMENT CASINGS ARE LACQUERED BRASS, THE BAROMETER HAS A METALLIC SILVER DIAL. THE BACK OF THE BAROMETER IS MARKED BY ABERCROMBIE & FITCH AS THE RETAILER FOR THIS SET. THE DIAL IS SIGNED BY SHORT & MASON – TYCOS (LONDON). THE BAROMETER’S NUMERICAL BEZEL ROTATES. THE BAROMETER & COMPASS MEASURE APPROX. THEY ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN AMERICAN 18S POCKET WATCH. THE COMPASS HAS A COMPLETE ROTATING DIAL, NOT A NEEDLE. THE DIAL STOP IS THE LITTLE BUTTON ON THE TOP OF THE BOW STEM – SEE PHOTOS. I HAVE NOT POLISHED UP OR TAMPERED WITH ANYTHING. YOU’E SEEING THE INSTRUMENTS FRESH OUT OF THE ESTATE. THEY ARE COMPLETE & ALL ORIGINAL. AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS, THE SILVER DIAL OF THE BAROMETER HAS SOME TONING FROM AGE. THE COMPASS DIAL IS STILL BRIGHT & CLEAN. THE BAROMETER NUMERICAL BEZEL STILL ROTATES FINE. THE COMPASS DIAL ROTATES FINE & RETARDS FINE WITH THE STOP BUTTON. THE INSTRUMENTS ARE NOT LOOSE, SEIZED UP, BENT, DENTED UP, ROTTED OUT OR MODIFIED. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE NO CLUE AS TO HOW PRECISELY / EXACTINGLY ACCURATE THE BAROMETER STILL WORKS. I HAVE NO WAY TO CALIBRATE IT. THE BAROMETER IS OBVIOUSLY BEING OFFERED WITH NO WARRANTIES, STRICTLY AS AN ANTIQUE FOR DISPLAY IN A COLLECTION, NOT AN A MODERN ACCURATE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT FOR ACTUAL FIELD USE. THE FIELD CASE IS COMPLETE & STILL HOLDS THE INSTRUMENT. HOWEVER AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS, THE CASE IS EXTREMELY WORN FROM AGE & ATTIC STORAGE. THE INSTRUMENT STILL SIT IN THE SADDLES FINE. THE EDGES OF THE OUTER LID COVERING ARE SPLITTING. THE THERMOMETER FITS NICE & TIGHT IN THE CENTER SLOT ON THE STAND – SEE PHOTOS. IT’S BEING OFFERED WITH NO WARRANTIES FOR DISPLAY IN AN ANTIQUE SURVEYING INSTRUMENT COLLECTION. THE SET IS NOT BEING OFFERED IN ANY WAY AS WARRANTIED CALIBRATED CURRENT ACCURATE WORKING INSTRUMENTS FOR ACTUAL FIELD USE. IT’S BEING OFFERED DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATE & AS PICTURED HERE. ALL ITEMS I OFFER ARE FROM NUMEROUS EAST COAST E STATES (MOSTLY FROM MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA). YOU ARE SEEING THE ITEMS DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATES. I DO NOT TAMPER WITH ITEMS OR ALTER THEM IN ANY WAY. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE. ALL ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AS FINAL SALES FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION WITH ALL WEAR OF A USED VINTAGE OBJECT. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM MINT IF I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IT’S IN MINT CONDITION. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM RARE OR SCARCE IF I TRULY BELIEVE IT TO BE SO. MY AUCTIONS ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD. MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLEARLY WRITTEN & PLAIN TO UNDERSTAND. I TAKE NUMEROUS EXCELLENT CLEAR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE ITEMS. I USE PLAIN BACKGROUNDS AND SIMPLE PLAIN FONTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FLUFFY BORDERS, FANCY BACKGROUNDS, OVERBLOWN WORDING OR CONFUSING FANCY LETTERING FONTS TO PROMOTE HYPE IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ITEM APPEAR MORE SPECTACULAR THAN IT REALLY IS. COL LECTORS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. IE: IF A VALUABLE ITEM HAPPENS TO GO SUPER CHEAP, YOU GET IT CHEAP. I CANNOT END AUCTIONS EARLY FOR THE WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FOR IT NOW? THE ESTATES USUALLY PREFER STRAIGHT AUCTIONS TO FOLLOW THROUGH. I HOPE ALL OF MY ITEMS WILL GO TO PEOPLE WHO WILL ENJOY THEM. I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN IF I DO MAKE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION. IF I MADE NO GROSS ERRORS, THE ITEM IS AN ESTATE FINAL SALE WITH NO RETURN. THIS IS MERELY DUE TO THE ITEMS BEING ANTIQUES / VINTAGE / PRE-OWNED. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I TEST ALL WIND UP, ELECTRIC, MECHANICAL TYPE ITEMS & WATCHES BEFORE LISTING & THEN DESCRIBE WHAT I SEE WHEN THEY ARE LISTED. MY INDICATED OBSERVATIONS IN THE DESCRIPTION ARE WHAT THE WATCH/CLOCK IS DOING IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME OF THE LISTING. ALL VINTAGE TOYS, MODEL TRAINS & HOBBY ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED FOR ADULT COLLECTORS / MODELERS / HOBBYISTS / BUILDERS. THEY ARE NOT BEING OFFERED AS WARRANTED SAFETY CERTIFIED CHILD’S TOYS FOR PLAY USE. MANY OF MY ITEMS COME FROM BEING STORED IN OLD ESTATES FOR MANY YEARS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SMELLS “OLD” TO SOMEONE, OR WHAT “SMELLS LIKE SMOKE” TO SOMEONE. MOST OF THE ITEM I OFFER ARE OLD. JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY SMOKED BACK THEN… SOME OF MY ITEMS SAT FOR DECADES IN OLD ESTATE HOMES WHERE THERE WAS PROBABLY SMOKING GOING ON AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. I DO NOT SIMPLY CANCEL “ORDERS”. THEY ARE OUTBIDDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO GET THE ITEM. 99% OF THE TIME, IT’S WITHIN A DAY TO TWO. THIS WILL COST A GOOD BIT MORE THAN NORMAL UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES. ALSO, I CANNOT OFFER LOCAL PICK-UPS AT ALL DUE TO A HORRIFIC BUSINESS SCHEDULE. ANYWHERE ON THE BOX OR ADDRESS LABEL. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “ABERCROMBIE & FITCH SHORT & MASON COMPENSATED POCKET BAROMETER & COMPASS SET” is in sale since Monday, January 27, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “brtcarguy” and is located in Severna Park, Maryland. This item can be shipped to United States.
